Thieaudio Monarch MKIII | Flagship Tribrid Universal IEMs

First of all, thank you Bloom Audio for recommending the MKIII. I was hesitating to right this review until now. Listening to Rush - Moving Pictures, sounds better then I ever heard it before. The instrument separation, detail retrieval, all with a fantastic soundstage. I decided not to use any EQ, and the stock tuning has grown on me. Initially I thought the bass was going to be overbearing, but it's very well controlled and balanced with the rest of the frequencies. I first tried using my Q5K. The sound was OK, but felt like it was missing something. I plugged them into my Fiio K9 Pro ESS and OMG is all i could say! These gems benefit from a good source with power, IMHO. I have no regret with this purchase in the least. BTW, the Disco face plate looks even better in person.

Just try them they sound amazing

So I went a bought $200, $350, $475, $650, $800 in inferior IEMS, I won't mention the names, instead of just going straight for, what bloom called, "the flagship iem", I thought I would just bargain find what I could live with and pretend that they were great. Well that didn't work, and so did 8 months of my time when I could have had the best in the first place. I'm no audio guru or audiophile etc etc, all I can say about the sound and I really mean this,,,, it to me sounds what music is supposed to. I know I sound real smart, but give me a minute to explain, so everything before an IEM would add a little bass, or a little treble, sound hollow, sound too bright, not enough weight, just to me didn't sound relaxing to my ears, and I listen very loudly and I call that relaxing. Everything was just all there and all just rite, not to much of anything and all I can say is, you'll find yourself losing time cause your ears are being made love too, I know weird analogy, but really makes so much sense to me. Sp finally after about a year I can finally stop wasting time and money and just sit back and enjoy pure ear candy, another analogy I know. I love and can say without a doubt I would never cheat on my Theiaudio monarch 3, they take care of my ear like they've never been taken care of before!!! Full of analogies.. I know it's a lot of money too, but it's worth a year or 6months or whatever time you need to afford them, cause when you do get them, you'll have nothing to say.. it's over! Really really over... You found heaven for your ears ........

A fun U-shaped IEM with reference levels of quality and detail retrieval. It does better with more power/volume pushed into it but sounds great through the Qudelix 5K. The shell size and shape are noticeably bulkier than OracleMK3, but not to an unbearable degree, and I've been able to wear this set fine for a few hours before needing a break. If you have smaller ears, it's best to try other IEMs. Sounds just as "correct yet fun" for electronic beats as it does for Metallica or Celine Dion.

So the ONLY complaint i have is that i was too cheap to buy them, dont waste your time on $200, $400, or even $800 pairs, go straight to the best, cause the improvements from $200 to $400 etc etc you wont be able to really hear it, you will but it will just be something small and not cost affective, go for the best and get everything your looking for all at once, rather than getting some here and some here which the cost doesnt reflect the "little" improvements youll get. Its like a car why buy a Cadillac when you can afford a Bentley and get all the bells and whistles you could ever want. These have everything that you started out looking for in the beginning of your journey, bass, check, clear mids, check, separation of instruments, check, details, check, magic in the music, check, and most importantly the fun you get from listening to all your music for the first time the way it was meant to be heard!! Save, trust me, go without for how ever long it takes fir u to get them.